Conference Talks and Chaired Symposia
Svensson, H. & Cole, S. (2025, March). Grit or quit: Lay beliefs and attitudes toward goal disengagement. Talk given at the 2025 Eastern Psychological Association (EPA) Annual Conference.
Svensson, H., Moser, C., Derricks, V., & Gin, S. (2025, February). Pathways to equity: Insights into reducing minoritized groups' STEM disparities. Symposium presented at the 2025 Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Annual Conference.
Svensson, H. & Cole, S. (2024, March). Examining the leaky pipeline: Do women and men differ in their attributions for success and failure in STEM contexts?. Talk given at the 2024 Eastern Psychological Association (EPA) Annual Conference.
Svensson, H. & Cole, S. (2023, March). The effects of self-control failure rationalization on subjective perceptions of goal-inconsistent behavior. Talk given at the 2023 Eastern Psychological Association (EPA) Annual Conference.
Svensson, H. & Cole, S. (2023, February). The effects of self-control failure rationalization on subjective perceptions of goal-inconsistent behavior. Data blitz talk given at the 2023 Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Motivation Science Pre-Conference.
Invited Talks
Svensson, H., vanDellen, M., & Cole, S. (2025, March). Supporting the shift: The role of social support in goal disengagement. Talk given at the University of Oregon’s Cognitive and Affective Influences in Decision Making (CAIDe) Lab Weekly Seminar.
Svensson, H. & Cole, S. (2023, November). Examining the leaky pipeline: Do women and men differ in their attributions for success and failure in STEM contexts?. Talk given for the 2023 Social Psychology Area Colloquia Series at Rutgers University.
Svensson, H. & Cole, S. (2023, November). Examining the leaky pipeline: Do women and men differ in their attributions for success and failure in STEM contexts?. Talk given at the University of Oregon’s Cognitive and Affective Influences in Decision Making (CAIDe) Lab Weekly Seminar.
Svensson, H. & Cole, S. (2023, March). Self-control failure rationalization: Effects on subjective perceptions of goal-inconsistent behavior. Data blitz talk given at the 2023 Psychology Department Data Blitz Event at Rutgers University.
Svensson, H. & Cole, S. (2022, October). Using construal level theory to increase women’s persistence in STEM fields. Talk given at the University of Oregon’s Cognitive and Affective Influences in Decision Making (CAIDe) Lab Weekly Seminar.
Svensson, H. & Cole, S. (2022, April). Using construal level theory to increase women’s persistence in STEM fields. Talk given for the 2022 Social Psychology Area Colloquia Series at Rutgers University.
Graduate Student Poster Award display at the 2023 Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.
Talk given at the 2023 Eastern Psychological Association (EPA) Annual Conference in Boston, Massachusetts.
Poster presented at the 2024 Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Annual Conference in San Diego, California.
Symposium presented at the 2025 Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado.
Svensson, H. & Cole, S. (2025, February). Lay beliefs and attitudes toward goal disengagement. Poster presented at the 2025 Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Motivation Science Pre-Conference.
Svensson, H. & Cole, S. (2024, November). Examining the leaky pipeline: Do women and men differ in their attributions for success and failure in STEM contexts?. Poster accepted for presentation at the 2024 Society of Judgment and Decision Making (SJDM) Annual Conference.
Svensson, H. & Cole, S. (2024, February). Examining the leaky pipeline: Do women and men differ in their attributions for success and failure in STEM contexts?. Poster presented at the 2024 Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Annual Conference.
Svensson, H. & Cole, S. (2024, February). Examining the leaky pipeline: Do women and men differ in their emotional responses to success and failure in STEM contexts? Poster presented at the 2024 Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Emotion Pre-Conference.
Svensson, H. & Cole, S. (2023, February). Lay beliefs and attitudes toward goal disengagement. Poster presented at the 2023 Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Annual Conference.
Svensson, H. & Cole, S. (2022, May). The effects of self-control failure rationalization on subjective perceptions of goal-inconsistent behavior. Poster presented at the 2022 Society for the Study of Motivation (SSM) Annual Conference.
Svensson, H. & Cole, S. (2022, February). The effects of self-control failure rationalization on subjective perceptions of goal-inconsistent behavior. Poster presented at the 2022 Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Annual Conference.
Svensson, H. & Cole, S. (2021, November). COVID-19 and goal scripts: Reimagining goals during a global pandemic. Poster presented at the 2021 Annual Harvard Women in Psychology Trends in Psychology Summit.
Svensson, H. & Cole, S. (2021, May). COVID-19 and goal scripts: Reimagining goals during a global pandemic. Poster presented at the 2021 Society for the Study of Motivation (SSM) Annual Conference.
Svensson, H., Shoots-Reinhard, B., Cravens-Brown, L., & Peters, E. (2020, December). Greater objective numeracy protects pandemic grades but endangers academic interest. Poster presented at the 2020 Society of Judgment and Decision Making (SJDM) Annual Conference.
Svensson, H., Shoots-Reinhard, B., & Peters, E. (2019, April). Numeracy and the strength of monetary versus non-monetary incentives on effort. Poster presented at the 2019 Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA) Annual Conference.
Svensson, H., Shoots-Reinhard, B., & Peters, E. (2019, March). Numeracy and the strength of monetary versus non-monetary incentives on effort. Poster presented at The Ohio State University’s Decision Sciences Collaborative (DSC) 2019 Spring Forum.
Svensson, H., Shoots-Reinhard, B., & Peters, E. (2019, March). Numeracy and the strength of monetary versus non-monetary incentives on effort. Poster presented at The Ohio State University’s Psychology Department Research Colloquium.
Svensson, H., Shoots-Reinhard, B., & Peters, E. (2018, November). Numeracy and the strength of monetary versus non-monetary incentives on effort. Poster presented at The Ohio State University’s Autumn Undergraduate Research Festival.
*Denotes undergraduate mentee
Pant, N.*, Svensson, H., & Cole, S. (2025, April). The role of perseverance- and disengagement-focused advice during action crisis. Poster accepted for presentation at the 2025 Annual Aresty Undergraduate Research Poster Session at Rutgers University.
Carratura, S.*, Svensson, H., & Cole, S. (2025, April). Supporting the shift: Are there inconsistencies in support preferences between receivers and providers during disengagement decisions?. Poster accepted for presentation at the 2025 Annual Aresty Undergraduate Research Poster Session at Rutgers University.
Cortes, M.*, Svensson, H., & Cole, S. (2024, April). Grit or quit: The effects of goal-disengagement attitudes on task persistence. Poster presented at the 2024 Annual Aresty Undergraduate Research Poster Session at Rutgers University.
Cortes, M.*, Svensson, H., & Cole, S. (2024, April). Grit or quit: The effects of goal-disengagement attitudes on task persistence. Talk given at the 2024 Honors Capstone Showcase at Rutgers University.
Cortes, M.*, Svensson, H., & Cole, S. (2024, April). Grit or quit: The effects of goal-disengagement attitudes on task persistence. Poster presented at the 2024 Annual Psychology Honors Thesis Showcase at Rutgers University.
Kumar, S.*, Svensson, H., & Cole, S. (2023, April). Grit or bust: Goal-disengagement attitudes in the age of grit. Poster presented at the 2023 Annual Aresty Undergraduate Research Poster Session at Rutgers University.
Kumar, S.*, Svensson, H., & Cole, S. (2023, April). Grit or bust: Goal-disengagement attitudes in the age of grit. Poster presented at the 2023 Annual Psychology Honors Thesis Showcase at Rutgers University.
Saifuddin, U.*, Svensson, H., & Cole, S. (2022, April). Examining the leaky pipeline: Do women and men differ in their attributions for success and failure in STEM contexts?. Poster presented at the 2022 Annual Aresty Undergraduate Research Poster Session at Rutgers University.
Saifuddin, U.*, Svensson, H., & Cole, S. (2022, April). Examining the leaky pipeline: Do women and men differ in their attributions for success and failure in STEM contexts?. Poster presented at the 2022 Annual Psychology Honors Thesis Showcase at Rutgers University.